Decade
10 films · 1950–1959
Films released in the 1950s.
Directed by Michael Gordon
Starring José Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince
France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results.
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Directed by Leo Joannon
Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair
Utopia (also known as Atoll K and Robinson Crusoe Land) is last film Laurel and Hardy made together. It was filmed and produced in Europe.
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Directed by Henry King
Starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Directed by John Huston
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
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Directed by W. Lee Wilder
Starring Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, James Seay
Attack by monsters from another planet! IMDB page
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Directed by Lewis Allen
Starring Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason
'Three gunmen, who have been hired to assassinate the President, hold a family hostage while waiting for their target. Interesting B film which focuses on psychopathic killer well-portrayed against type by Frank Sinatra.' – noir expert Spencer Selby | Cast: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates. 77 min.
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Directed by Raj Kapoor
Starring Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Nemo
The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.
Rights: Film copyright expired in India (Copyright Act 1957, s.26: 60 years from release). Songs and music may be separately protected.
Directed by Bretaigne Windust
Starring Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Lori Nelson
Stars Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Jim Backus Tagline: 'Now! a giant color spectacle! from the pages of the immortal classics comes this famous story' Information regarding this film on its IMDb page . More information on Wikipedia .
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Directed by Satyen Bose
Starring Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Ashok Kumar
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
Rights: Film copyright expired in India (Copyright Act 1957, s.26: 60 years from release). Songs and music may be separately protected.
Directed by William Castle
Starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long
Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house.
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